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Honoring Veterans

Honoring Veterans

At Beck Funeral Home we are proud to do our part in honoring our country's veterans. Our duty is to provide you and your family with professional and dignified assistance during your time of need, and we promise to support you in honoring your loved one for their dedication and selfless service. We are also proud to offer a veteran’s discount to all honorably discharged veterans.

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Traditional Honors

At minimum, eligible veterans are entitled to the folding and presenting of the American flag to the next of kin and the playing of Taps by a bugler or recording. These honors are performed by an honor guard detail that consists of at least two members of the Armed Forces. One member must be a representative from the branch in which the veteran served, and this member will be the individual who presents the flag.

Honors also can include:

  • A three-volley rifle salute to represent duty, honor, and country
  • The U.S. flag draped over the casket
  • A final salute at the gravesite


Veteran Benefits

In addition to coordinating honors related to the service itself, we can help you communicate with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to arrange for:

  • Headstones or markers: The VA provides headstones and markers for the graves of veterans anywhere in the world and for eligible dependents of veterans buried in national, state, or military cemeteries.
  • Memorial plots: If an eligible veteran's remains are not available for burial, the VA will provide a plot and headstone or marker in a national cemetery for memorialization. If you wish to place the memorial in a cemetery other than a national cemetery, the VA will provide the headstone or marker but not the plot itself.
  • Burial in a VA national cemetery: This includes the gravesite, opening and closing of the grave, a grave box, and perpetual care.
  • A Presidential Memorial Certificate: This is a certificate expressing the nation's recognition of the veteran's service. The veteran's name is inscribed, and the certificate bears the signature of the President.
  • Reimbursement of burial expenses: For information on eligibility and the different levels of potential reimbursement, please review their Guide to VA Burial Allowances.


Eligibility

Military funeral honors are free of charge and mandated by law for eligible veterans. Eligibility will be verified by the veteran’s DD-214, or discharge papers. Eligible members include:

  • Military members on active duty or in the Selected Reserve.
  • Former military members who served on active duty and departed under honorable conditions.
  • Former military members who completed at least one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service in the Selected Reserve and departed under honorable conditions.
  • Former military members discharged from the Selected Reserve due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.


AT BECK FUNERAL HOME WE HAVE FUNERAL PACKAGES DESIGNED SPICIFICALLY FOR VETERANS. ALL OUR PACKAGES CAN BE CUSTOMIZED TO YOUR BUDGET AND DESIRES. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENMT TO REVIEW OUR VETERANS PACKAGES



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Beck Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc.

175 N. Main St.
Spring Grove, PA 17362
PHONE: (717) 225-1677

3670 E. Market St,
York, PA 17402
PHONE: (717) 714-6033

 

501 Ridge Ave.,
McSherrystown, PA 17344
PHONE: (717) 637-6945


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Proudly serving the communities in York, Adams, and Lancaster County,

Beck Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc.
175 N. Main St.
Spring Grove, PA 17362
Phone: (717) 225-1677

Beck Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc.
3670 E Market St.
York, PA 17402
Phone: (717) 714-6033

Murphy-Beck Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc.
501 Ridge Ave.,
McSherrystown, PA 17344
Phone: (717) 637-6945

Beck Crematory
205 N. Main St.
Spring Grove, PA 17362

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